{"product_id":"last-hurrah-for-chivalry-hand-of-death-two-films-by-john-woo-blu-ray-standard-edition","title":"Last Hurrah for Chivalry \/ Hand of Death: Two Films by John woo (blu ray) standard edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe legendary director of A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLER, John Woo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA decade before he would change action filmmaking forever with A BETTER TOMORROW \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e THE KILLER\u003c\/span\u003e, director John Woo was directing martial-arts films for the two biggest studios in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Under the mentorship of the great Chang Cheh (ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN), Woo began to develop his signature style, films that featured slick, stylish and often violent choreography, with dramatic plots that revolved around brotherhood, honour and redemption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePresented here are two of his early works from this period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY\u003c\/span\u003e, two killers (Wei Pai and Damian Lau) agree to help a man exact revenge upon a kung fu master. Woo’s first cinematic masterpiece,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a dark and violent revenge film, featuring lightning fast swordplay and stylish cinematography. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e HAND OF DEATH\u003c\/span\u003e, a young Shaolin monk must train to defeat a dangerous Manchu warlord (James Tien) who is intent on wiping out the Shaolin once and for all. Featuring early performances from Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung (both also handled the film’s stunts, along with Yuen Biao),\u003cspan\u003e HAND OF DEATH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis an exquisitely stylish example of old school kung fu filmmaking. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eObscure and largely unseen for many years, Eureka have released these two early films from one of action cinema’s all-time greats for the first time ever on Blu-ray, from brand new 2K restorations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eureka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56475681816955,"sku":"EKA70340","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/last_hurrah_for_chivlary_john_woo_bluray_standard_edition.jpg?v=1790611790","url":"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/products\/last-hurrah-for-chivalry-hand-of-death-two-films-by-john-woo-blu-ray-standard-edition","provider":"TerracottaDistribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}